diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/friture/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/friture/default.nix
index 8383bdbebc67..7d891834ed7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/friture/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/friture/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ in py.buildPythonApplication rec {
     makeWrapperArgs+=("''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}")
   '';
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/friture.desktop --replace usr/bin/friture friture
+
+    for size in 16 32 128 256 512
+    do
+      mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/$size\x$size
+      cp $src/resources/images/friture.iconset/icon_$size\x$size.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/$size\x$size/friture.png
+    done
+    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
+    cp $src/resources/images-src/window-icon.svg $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/friture.svg
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A real-time audio analyzer";
     homepage = "https://friture.org/";